On Feb. 22, at approximately 10:51 a.m., an incident occurred at Chemring Countermeasures (Kilgore Flares). The Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene, located at 155 Kilgore Drive, Toone, Tenn., where one employee was injured as a result of the incident. ATF and other responding agencies were denied access to the Chemring building, as well as the scene of the incident. ATF obtained a Federal search warrant to ensure complete access to the scene. The ATF National Response Team was activated and is on site to begin processing the scene.

Over the past 10 years, there have been several explosive incidents with fatalities at this location. Chemring Countermeasures (Kilgore Flares) is a federal firearms and explosives licensee.

ATF is the federal agency primarily responsible for administering and enforcing the criminal and regulatory provisions of the federal laws pertaining to destructive devices (bombs), explosives, and arson. For more information about ATF, go to www.atf.gov. Follow @ATFHQ on Twitter.

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives United States Department of Justice